think pieces
Analytical opinion articles
Think pieces are essays or articles offering analysis and opinion on current events, cultural phenomena, or social issues.
The term often carries a slightly dismissive tone, suggesting the writing is more pretentious than insightful: My feed is full of think pieces about that celebrity's divorce.
The form thrives online, where publications compete to offer takes on trending topics.
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
- essayShort argumentative prose work
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- cultural criticismAnalysis of society's artifacts
cultural commentary · personal essays · commentary · article · column · critique · discussion · journalism · analysis · media · media criticism · thought · op-ed · thought leadership · critical analysis · narrative nonfiction · creative nonfiction · public discourse
- articlesarticle, magazine article, features, feature stories, columns
- highbrow TVdocumentaries, PBS, BBC, debate shows
- online contentvideos, podcast, blog, posts, blog posts
- reviewsreview, reviews, rating, ratings, critic
- speechesspeech, addresses, historic speeches, lecture, soliloquy
- music criticismcritic, album reviews, critique, review score, album review
think piecesbreaking news
Newly unfolding events reported
news alerts · news bulletins · news flashes · live coverage · spot news
think pieceshard news
Factual, timely journalism
news reports · investigative reports · data journalism · press releases · listicles
think pieceslisticles
Numbered web articles
clickbait · fluff pieces · puff pieces · hot takes · viral content
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